NEW YORK — A new configuration of gates will greet bus commuters into Manhattan this fall, part of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's effort to reduce delays and overcrowding as it continues to wrestle with how to replace or revamp its outdated and much-maligned bus terminal.

Four Roman Catholic shrines, including one featuring the glass-enclosed body of a saint wearing his bishop's vestments and a wax mask so lifelike he appears ready to share a blessing, have joined forces to market themselves to the million-plus visitors expected in Philadelphia to see Pope Francis.

No wonder that enigmatic smile. Hidden under centuries of accumulated grime, yellowing lacquer and oxidation, the Mona Lisa, the world's most famous painting, holds a secret. Many secrets, in fact, lie buried under the thick patina of time. Only in recent years have some of the mysteries behind...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A shark bit a 68-year-old man several times Wednesday in waist-deep water off North Carolina's Outer Banks, officials said, the seventh in a record-breaking year of shark attacks for the state's coastal waters.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle and a dozen other domestic and international tall ships will be paying a visit to the Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey waterfronts this weekend.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — With proposals to expand casino gambling to other parts of New Jersey gaining momentum, Atlantic City is faced with an existential choice: fight to the end to try to keep it from happening, or accept it as inevitable and extract the most concessions it can from new, in-state...

If railroad conductor Andrew Boardman — who is credited with coming up with the concept of the first boardwalk, in 1870 — had a different surname, would these wooden walkways that have become so popular at the Jersey Shore be called something different?

I don't often leave the safety of my comfort zone. Within the protective bubble I create for myself, activities are carefully planned (or avoided), schedules are strictly adhered to and precautions are always taken.

Leaving the security of home for the unpredictability of the outdoors isn't for everyone. But for those who love nature, the Appalachian Trail — showcasing breathtaking scenery from Georgia to Maine — is a "must do."